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'''1991''' was a [[year]].
==[[Doctor Who Universe]]==
===[[August]]===
* Construction of One Canada Square in [[London]]'s [[Canary Wharf]] development is completed. Unknown to the general public, the building has been constructed to house the [[Torchwood Institute]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts]]'' / ''[[Doomsday]]'')


=== Unknown date ===
== Events ==
A three-inch steel protective wall is added to the cabinet room in [[10 Downing Street]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[World War Three]]'')
=== Dated ===
On [[4 May]], [[Captain]] [[Therése Gavalle]] was found at an [[airport]] in [[Nice, France|Nice]], [[France]], taking a flight to [[Switzerland]]. She had no [[memory]] of what had happened to her since her disappearance in [[Réunion]] in [[1988]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Instruments of Darkness (novel)}})


==Real World==
On [[23 July]], [[Melanie Bush]] returned to [[Brighton]] after travelling with the Doctor and [[Sabalom Glitz]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Missing, Part One: Business as Usual (short story)}})
=== [[April]] ===
* [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' released in the [[United States of America|US]] on VHS.


=== [[June]] ===
On [[1 September]], [[Uzbekistan]] gained its independence from the [[Soviet Union]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Brave New Town (audio story)}})
* [[7th June |7]] - [[Eric Francis]], who played the [[First Elder (The Sesnorites)|First Elder]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Sensorites]]'', dies.
* [[20th June |20]] - [[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys]]'' is first published, launching the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line of original ''Doctor Who'' fiction, the first ongoing series of original novels based upon the series. The book is initially controversial with readers unaccustomed to adult themes, sexuality and language in ''Doctor Who''. It is also the first volume of a planned four-book story arc, the first time such an extensive story had been attempted in ''Doctor Who'' literature.
* [[21st June|21]] - [[Ivor Salter]], who appeared numerous times on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', dies.


=== [[July]] ===
On [[15 October]], the first ultra-high-energy [[cosmic ray]] was detected on [[Earth]]. It became known as the [[Oh-My-God particle]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
* [[2nd July|2]] - [[Don Houghton]], who wrote [[DW]]: ''[[Inferno]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' dies.
* [[18th July | 18]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Doctor Who - Battlefield]]'' is first published. This is the last [[Target Books]] novelisation of a televised serial to be published in the short-page count paperback form in place since 1973. Later serial adaptations will be published with a higher page count. This book completes the adaptations of the [[Seventh Doctor]] era, not counting the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 telefilm]], which would be novelised by [[BBC Books]].
* [[25th July | 25]] - [[Marvel Comics]] publishes the ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook (1992)|Doctor Who Yearbook]]'', an attempt at reviving the [[Doctor Who Annual|Annual]] concept that had been abandoned by World Distributors after [[1985]]. The experiment is a success and several more Yearbooks will be published over the next few years.


=== [[August]] ===
=== Undated ===
* [[15th August | 15]] - [[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'' is first published. This is [[Terrance Dicks]]' first original (non-novelisation) ''Doctor Who'' novel, and his first since [[DWN]]: ''[[The Space Pirates (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Space Pirates]]''.
Though the exact [[calendar date|dates]] were disputed, it was most commonly accepted that 1991 was the [[year]] in which the [[Cold War]] ended. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A History of Humankind (novel)}})
* [[18th August | 18]] - [[Barbara Leake]] ([[Farrel|Mrs. Farrel]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'') dies.
* [[20th August | 20]] - [[Betty Bowden]] ([[Meg Seeley]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'') dies aged 86.
* [[23rd August | 23]] - Producer [[Innes Lloyd]] (from [[DW]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker]]'' to [[DW]]: ''[[The Enemy of the World]]'') dies.
* [[26th August | 26]] - The original [[The Pilot Episode|Pilot Episode]] of ''Doctor Who'' is first broadcast on UK television. This is a version of [[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'', the first episode of the series, which had been rejected for broadcast.
* [[30th August | 30]] - [[Alan Wheatley]], who portrayed the [[Thal]] leader [[Temmosus]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'', dies from a heart attack in [[London]].
* [[31st August | 31]] - [[Gerry Davis]], co-creator of the [[Cybermen]] dies


=== [[September]] ===
A security system consisting of three [[inch]]es of steel lining all of the walls was installed in the [[Cabinet Room]] inside [[10 Downing Street]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|World War Three (TV story)}})
*[[15th September|15]] - [[DWN]]: ''[[The Pescatons (novelisation)|Doctor Who - The Pescatons]]'' is first published. This novelisation of the 1976 audio story ''[[Doctor Who and the Pescatons]]'' is the first and only [[Target Books]] novelisation based upon a story that was not produced by the [[BBC]]. It is the final release by Target in the "short paperback" format that had been used since the line was launched in 1973. The last remaining Target novelisations would appear in longer-format (higher word count) works of the same format as the [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] line.


=== [[October]] ===
[[Aubrey Prior]] burned down [[Kenilworth's house]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sands of Time (novel)}})
* [[17th October | 17]] - [[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'' is first published.
** [[REF]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (illustrated guide)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' is first published.
* [[25th October | 25]] - [[John Stratton]] who appeared as [[Shockeye]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' dies.


=== [[November]] ===
[[Shaun Brett]] hired [[Monica Lewis]] to aid in building a monument to his deceased father in [[Alaska (state)|Alaska]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Land of the Dead (audio story)}})
* [[10th November | 10]] - [[Tutte Lemkow]], who played [[Kuiju]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'', [[Ibrahim]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Crusade]]'', and [[Cyclops]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Myth Makers]]'', dies in [[London]].
* [[21st November | 21]] - [[REF]]: ''[[The Terrestrial Index]]'' is first published; a follow-up to [[REF]]: ''[[The Doctor Who Programme Guide]]''.


=== [[December]] ===
[[Jenny Winterleaf]] wandered onto [[Iris Wildthyme]]'s [[Celestial Omnibus]] when it was parked in [[Sunderland]]. Wildthyme left Earth before Jenny could get out and the two began travelling together. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dreadful Flap (short story)}})
* [[REF]]: ''[[Time Lord (role playing book)|Time Lord]]'', a single-volume role-playing game issued by [[Virgin Publishing]], is first published.
* [[5th December |05]] - [[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'' is first published, concluding the first [[Virgin New Adventures]] story arc.
* [[28th December |28]] - 10th anniversary of the broadcast of [[KAC]]: ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'', the pilot for ''[[K9 and Company]]''.


=== Unknown date ===
The Seventh Doctor, Ace and Mel visited [[Merseyside]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Blood Furnace (audio story)}})
* The Museum of the Moving Image in London hosts a major exhibit dedicated to ''Doctor Who'', featuring audio-visual presentations and props from the series.
 
* Silva Screen Records releases [[The Curse of Fenric (soundtrack)|a soundtrack CD]] for [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]''. This is the first of several full-serial soundtrack albums Silva Screen would release over the next few years.
The tech company [[VOR]] was founded. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Spyfall (TV story)}})
* ''[[Doctor Who: Variations on a Theme]]'' reissued on CD by Silva Screen Records.
 
Future [[P.R.O.B.E.]] [[P.R.O.B.E. director|director]] [[Giles]]'s sister [[Sandra King|Sandra]] married [[Harry King]]. Shortly after the wedding, Giles and Sandra fell out, with their disagreement persisting for over twenty years afterwards, despite periodic attempts from Giles to make up with her. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Broken Bonds (audio story)}})
 
[[rewboss]] had met the [[Ninth Doctor]] at the fall of [[Berlin Wall|the Wall]] in [[1989]], where the Doctor remarked about meeting rewboss again. rewboss later met the Doctor in [[Wolverhampton]] in 1991, but the Doctor failed to recognise him, and rewboss suspected that the Doctor had merely forgot about him over the course of a couple of years. rewboss later wrote about this on the website [[Doctor Who?]] in [[March]] [[2005]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}})
 
[[C. M West]] encountered the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] on an observation deck of [[Tokyo Tower]], as the Doctor was describing to Rose a [[fire]] and its course of [[destruction]]. When West asked them if they were shooting a new ''[[Godzilla]]'' [[movie]], the two pretended not to know [[English (language)|English]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}})
 
== Births and deaths ==
[[George Smithers]]' wife died of [[Cancer|lung cancer]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)}})
 
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1991 was a year.

Events

Dated

On 4 May, Captain Therése Gavalle was found at an airport in Nice, France, taking a flight to Switzerland. She had no memory of what had happened to her since her disappearance in Réunion in 1988. (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness [+]Loading...["Instruments of Darkness (novel)"])

On 23 July, Melanie Bush returned to Brighton after travelling with the Doctor and Sabalom Glitz. (PROSE: Missing, Part One: Business as Usual [+]Loading...["Missing, Part One: Business as Usual (short story)"])

On 1 September, Uzbekistan gained its independence from the Soviet Union. (AUDIO: Brave New Town [+]Loading...["Brave New Town (audio story)"])

On 15 October, the first ultra-high-energy cosmic ray was detected on Earth. It became known as the Oh-My-God particle. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

Undated

Though the exact dates were disputed, it was most commonly accepted that 1991 was the year in which the Cold War ended. (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])

A security system consisting of three inches of steel lining all of the walls was installed in the Cabinet Room inside 10 Downing Street. (TV: World War Three [+]Loading...["World War Three (TV story)"])

Aubrey Prior burned down Kenilworth's house. (PROSE: The Sands of Time [+]Loading...["The Sands of Time (novel)"])

Shaun Brett hired Monica Lewis to aid in building a monument to his deceased father in Alaska. (AUDIO: The Land of the Dead [+]Loading...["The Land of the Dead (audio story)"])

Jenny Winterleaf wandered onto Iris Wildthyme's Celestial Omnibus when it was parked in Sunderland. Wildthyme left Earth before Jenny could get out and the two began travelling together. (PROSE: The Dreadful Flap [+]Loading...["The Dreadful Flap (short story)"])

The Seventh Doctor, Ace and Mel visited Merseyside. (AUDIO: The Blood Furnace [+]Loading...["The Blood Furnace (audio story)"])

The tech company VOR was founded. (TV: Spyfall [+]Loading...["Spyfall (TV story)"])

Future P.R.O.B.E. director Giles's sister Sandra married Harry King. Shortly after the wedding, Giles and Sandra fell out, with their disagreement persisting for over twenty years afterwards, despite periodic attempts from Giles to make up with her. (AUDIO: Broken Bonds [+]Loading...["Broken Bonds (audio story)"])

rewboss had met the Ninth Doctor at the fall of the Wall in 1989, where the Doctor remarked about meeting rewboss again. rewboss later met the Doctor in Wolverhampton in 1991, but the Doctor failed to recognise him, and rewboss suspected that the Doctor had merely forgot about him over the course of a couple of years. rewboss later wrote about this on the website Doctor Who? in March 2005. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])

C. M West encountered the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler on an observation deck of Tokyo Tower, as the Doctor was describing to Rose a fire and its course of destruction. When West asked them if they were shooting a new Godzilla movie, the two pretended not to know English. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])

Births and deaths

George Smithers' wife died of lung cancer. (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People [+]Loading...["Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)"])

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